Teaching Environmental Justice in the Elementary Classroom

Entry Points for Equity Across the K-5 Curriculum
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-02709-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Reihe: Equity and Social Justice in Education Series

This timely book discusses the importance of teaching environmental justice at the elementary level and provides teachers with the tools to implement this instruction in their existing curriculum. It proves environmental justice education isn't just a science issue—it's a human rights imperative that our students depend on.

Pulling from her personal experience as an elementary teacher and K-12 STEM curriculum specialist, author Kimi Waite embraces the interdisciplinary nature of environmental justice and offers guidance on cultivating environmental justice literacy. She presents a comprehensive framework for elementary teachers to integrate equity and justice into their environmental curricula, provides entry points for implementing environmental justice into lesson planning, and offers ideas for long-term projects that students can bring outside the classroom. Additional features include real-world examples, reflection questions, supplemental resources, strategies for navigating community pushback, and practical tools you can use in your classroom.

Relevant for in-service elementary educators, administrators, and curriculum specialists alike, this book is essential reading for your lesson planning around equity in environmental education. You’ll come away feeling empowered to equip your students with the knowledge and civic agency to build a truly just and sustainable future.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waite, Kimi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Getting Started–What Do I Need to Know To Teach About Environmental Justice?  1. Laying the Foundations for Teaching Environmental Justice in the K-5 Classroom 2. What Are Americans’ Beliefs About Environmental Justice and Climate Justice?  Part 2: The First Steps—Shifting The Focus From Mainstream Environmentalism to Environmental Justice  3. Shifting from Mainstream Environmentalism to Environmental Justice 4. Towards An Intersectional Environmental Justice  Part 3: Implementing The First Steps–A Toolkit of Curricular Entry-Points  5. A Toolkit of Initial Starting Points For Teaching Environmental Justice  Part 4: Digging Deeper– Geography for Environmental Justice Literacy and Action  6. Thinking Like a Geographer 7. GIS and Mapping for Environmental Justice

Über Autor(innen)

Kimi Waite is an Assistant Professor of Child & Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and a former Kindergarten teacher and K-12 STEM District Curriculum Specialist.